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B. HAIMAN.

' Bale-Tie.

No. 226,851. Patented April 2.7, 1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFFICEQ ELIAS HAIMAN, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,851, dated April27, 1880.

Application filed February 19, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELIAs HAIMAN, of Atlanta,in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Bale-Ties; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improved cottonbale tie in which the ends ofthe tie or band are slotted, and a buckle, one portion of which when inuse is in a horizontal position, and is provided with a projection forpassing through the slots in the-tie or band, the remaining portion ofsaid buckle being placed at an obtuse angle, and provided with anaperture through which one end of the tie or band is passed, it beingalso provided with a transverse groove having a shoulder, against whichone end of the tie or band rests when in place, and by which the buckleis prevented from being accidentally separated from the band, one arm ofthe projection formed on the buckle being bent down upon said band afterone of its ends has been placed in the buckle, to aid in holding it inposition, the object being to provide a tie for bales of cotton andother substances which can be readily applied, and which can have itsbuckle secured to one end of the band by a blow of a hammer or othersuitable implement, and thus prevented from being accidentally separatedfrom said band.

I attain this object by means of the devices shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of portions of the band andof the buckle, the parts being shown as they appear when applied to abale of cotton or other substance. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation,showing the construction of the buckle, the slots in the band, and itsends in position for use. Fig.- 3 is a sectional elevation of the buckleand a portion of the band, showing the shoulder against which its endrests; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the buckle, showing itsconstruction.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In constructing ties of this type I use a band, A, of hoop-iron or othersuitable substance, of a length sufficient to causeit to pass around thebale, its width and thickness being sufficient to give it therequiredstrength, one of its ends being provided with a single slot, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, while its opposite end isprovided with two or more slots, so that as the substance composing thebale is more or less compressed the band may be lengthened or shortenedto cause it to hold the bale in its proper dimensions. For holding theends of this band in position there is provided a buckle, B, of peculiarconstruction, which, together with the band A, forms a completebale-tie. This buckle consists of horizontal portions B, from whichrises an engaging-hook, B the thickness of which is"'7o of the one, B*,which is farthest from the angu- 7 5 lar portion of said buckle beingcurved or beveled for the purpose of causing that portion of the bandwhich is passed over it to be pressed down firmly upon its opposite end,as shown in Fig. 2.

The opposite end B of projection B has upon its under side a surface ata right angle, or nearly so, to the vertical projection, so that whenthe end of the band having in it the single slot has been passed over itit may, by a blow of a hammer, be bent down thereon, as shown in Fig. 2,by which means the end of the band is made to rest firmly upon thehorizontal portion of the buckle.

As a further means of holding the lastnamed end of the band in position,and for preventing it from being separated from the buckle before thatportion of the engaging' hook B which is designated by B is forced downupon it, there is formed in the trans verse portion thereof a groove orshoulder, B against which the end of the-band abuts, the slot formedtherein being at such a distance from its end as to cause the verticalportion of projection B to press it against said shoulroo der or intosaid slot.

That portion of the buckle lettered B is placed at an obtuse angle tothe portion B, and is provided with an aperture, through which the endof the band having in it a series of slots is passed before beingattached to the projection B as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawin gs.

In practice I prefer to attach the buckle to the end by passing the endhaving in it a single slot over the projection B thus causing its outerend to bear against the shoulder formed on the buckle and then, by ablow, bending down the arm B of the engaginghook, as described; but ifpreferred, the blow and the bending may be omitted until the tie hasbeen placed upon the bale.

I am aware that, broadly, it is not novel to use a band having a singleslot in one of its ends and a series thereof in its opposite one.

I am also aware that it isnot novel to use a buckle having a horizontalportion with a projection formed thereon having arms extending in twodirections for the purpose of keeping the ends of the band fromseparating when applied to a bale; and further I am aware that it is notnovel to combine such buckle and band for the purpose of forming acomplete bale-tie; but I am not aware that such buckles have ever beenformed with a groove or shoulder for the end of the band to abut againstor rest in, or that thejunder surface of the arm of the projection hasever been constructed with a view of being bent down upon thebandfeatures which constitute the novelty of my invention.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- A buckle for bale ties provided with atransverse groove or shoulder, B and an engaging-hook, B the arm B ofwhich has a rounded or beveled under surface, while its opposite arm hasits under surface at or nearly at a right angle to the vertical portionof the engaging-hook, in combination with a slotted band, for thepurpose of forming a complete bale-tie, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ELIAS HAIMAN.

Witnesses S, D. LAW, JAMES T. LAW.

